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Volume 1: A New Beginning Chapter 472: The Storm Resurfaces

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    In the summer of 1989, a strange, restless and uneasy atmosphere always shrouded Beijing, the capital of the Republic. The activities triggered by the death of the General Secretary in April rapidly expanded and spread at a speed that ordinary people could not predict. By the end of May, a  An irreversible movement has gathered energy in Tiananmen Square.  But at this time, for all the young people in the country, they were not only concerned about politics. There was one thing that was indispensable in the square, and that was the radio. The radio at that time was modified and could listen to some  Overseas programs, and what they care about most is not the unique pop music, but the news about the American basketball games that are broadcast every day.  On May 31, 1989, when the students' radios reported that the Portland Trail Blazers (Hong Kong translation) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers at home and defeated their opponents with a big score of 4:1 to advance to the finals, from the square  It started in one corner and spread slowly, until the entire square was boiling.  In fact, some people don't understand what the NBA is. They just know that there is a Chinese who is very good at basketball in the United States and led the team to the finals. A huge sense of national self-confidence and pride filled the square.  At the same time, some young people who love basketball and have watched NBA games recorded by TV stations began to shout "Long live Gan Guoyang!" Similarly, these voices of "Long live Gan Guoyang" also began to echo in the square. In fact, some people did not know this "Long live Gan Guoyang".  "Who is it? It's just that this emotion is contagious too quickly. Who makes the blood flow in the veins of these young people?"  Such scenes were filmed by some Western media reporters. Some reporters found it amusing, some felt that this should be an interesting news, and some reporters smelled an unusual danger.  Wu Zhiwen is the third type of reporter. On May 30th, US time, which is also the 31st Beijing time, the Portland Trail Blazers had just defeated the Los Angeles Lakers at the Memorial Stadium. All three players who were absent in the fourth game returned.  After beating the Lakers at home, Gan Guoyang faced the sky full of confetti and held up the silver Western Conference Championship trophy amidst the cheers of the fans, announcing that the old king would abdicate and the new Western Conference king would ascend the throne.  Therefore, Wu Zhiwen is seizing the time to contact major media, using his reporter connections to start building momentum for Gan Guoyang's promotion. There is no doubt about Gan Guoyang's strength, but in a business league, without effective publicity, no matter how good the player's commercial value is  Nor can it be fully utilized.  And just when Fatty Wu was busy and working overtime late at night to review manuscripts, a fax report from the other side of the ocean arrived on his desk. It was sent to him by a reporter from the Oregon Daily. Their newspaper office received a report from Beijing.  The reporter immediately passed the news to Wu Zhiwen.  When Wu Zhiwen saw "Long-live-Sunny-Gump" (Long Live Gan Guoyang), he felt happy at first and thought it was an interesting piece of news. However, after thinking about it for a while, Wu Zhiwen felt something was wrong.  It's not that Wu Zhiwen knows what the final outcome of this incident will be. Wu Zhiwen just simply feels that an NBA player, or a player from overseas, is at the peak of his reputation at this time, but once he is involved in a political-related incident,  , there will definitely be no good results.  Wu Zhiwen put down what he was doing and wanted to pick up the phone several times to call Gan Guoyang, but it was already late. After Gan Guoyang finished the game, he attended the celebration party. Now he is either still celebrating or has returned.  Resting at home, Wu Zhiwen always felt that calling him would disturb him.  Just when Wu Zhiwen was struggling, the phone on the table rang.  "Hello?" "It's me, Zhiwen. You should have received the news from Beijing, right? I'm at home, come to my house." Wu Zhiwen was surprised. He didn't expect that it was Gan Guoyang who took the initiative to call. He seemed to have received the news.  News and was already waiting for him at home.  Wu Zhiwen immediately packed up, came out of his independent office, and was about to drive to Gan Guoyang's apartment, but when he arrived at the garage, he found that Feng Peiyu was already waiting for him there. It seemed that Gan Guoyang asked Feng Peiyu to come directly after the celebration party.  Picked up Wu Zhiwen, and then found another way to return home first.  When Wu Zhiwen arrived at Gan Guoyang's home in a car, Gan Guoyang still had a hint of fatigue on his face. The fourth game in Los Angeles left Gan Guoyang severely exhausted, which directly led to Gan Guoyang's mediocre performance in the fifth game, scoring only 17 points.  11 rebounds. Fortunately, the three returning teammates performed extremely well. However, the Lakers' morale and energy were completely exhausted in the fourth game. Facing the majestic Trail Blazers on the road, they only resisted for one half before surrendering.  .  "Sit down, Zhiwen. To make a long story short, Beijing is getting more and more nervous now. The finals are about to start again. When the time comes, I won't be asked relevant questions at all.It is inevitable that many people are still staring at me, ready to laugh at me, trying to think of a way to pass this test.  "Gan Guoyang said straight to the point without saying any nonsense. Wu Zhiwen was a little confused. He said cautiously: "Boss, we still don't know the conclusion on this matter. The students are also very enthusiastic about you. Maybe  This is an opportunity" Before Wu Zhiwen could finish speaking, Gan Guoyang interrupted him with a wave of his hand, sighed and said: "Some things are destined to be unchangeable. I am actually an ordinary person. Without basketball, I  It¡¯s nothing, so I don¡¯t dare to get involved in political matters.  I will do my part for my motherland. You have to know that I have always been a Chinese, but again, some things are destined to be unchangeable.  Anyway, in the media, you can make some people speak, but you can't make everyone silent. Think about how to deal with it first, and you will understand in a few days.  "The two people chatted for a long time at night, both about this incident and many other things. Gan Guoyang said a lot of specious things, which made Wu Zhiwen confused. But soon, what Gan Guoyang said,  Wu Zhiwen began to understand a little. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ On June 3rd, Western Time, all American TV stations began to broadcast news about China across the ocean. For a country like the United States with developed media, this is a big news.  The anti-China wave soon began to surge. This was undoubtedly a huge pressure for Gan Guoyang, because at this time, he was still a pure Chinese citizen without American citizenship, and at this time, it was only two days before the start of the finals.  It¡¯s time. Of course, the atmosphere within the Trail Blazers is still quite harmonious and relaxed. Everyone is training as usual. Everyone¡¯s attention is focused on the finals. NBA players generally don¡¯t care about politics, but Ah  Coach Delman knew something about the situation, but he just reminded Gan Guoyang to focus on basketball before training. Gan Guoyang really wanted to focus on basketball, but this was not the case for reporters who wanted to make three-foot waves even if there was no wind.  Starting from June 3rd, a considerable number of reporters began to ask Gan Guoyang for his views on the incident during post-training interviews. Gan Guoyang remained silent and smiled. These were just sports reporters, and most of them were related to Gan Guoyang.  The relationship was good, and their questions were not too sharp on political issues. But on the second day of training, a large number of non-sports reporters began to come to interview, and the Blazers were asked to hold a press conference specifically for this. However, the Blazers were rejected.  The management refused. The bombardment of interviews with Gan Guoyang never stopped. Some reporters seemed to be looking for opportunities like gold diggers who discovered a treasure. On the night of the 4th, Gan Guoyang began to become more and more tricky.  I was already disturbed by these reporters during the day, and judging from the media reports, the American people were on the sympathetic side and opposed the government's actions. Some fans even sent emails asking Gan Guoyang, "Whose side are you on?"  ?  "When Gan Guoyang finished the day's training and was about to take the car back, some reporters who were squatting outside the training hall rushed up again. Feng Peiyu and Feng Guangyao worked hard to protect Gan Guoyang so that he could slow down.  At this time, a reporter took a microphone and asked Gan Guoyang loudly: "Gan!"  Do you sympathize with those students?  Do you sympathize with them?  "There is a camera behind her facing Gan Guoyang. "Gan Guoyang said into the microphone at this time: "Chinese affairs should be judged and made by the Chinese themselves, and there is no need for foreigners to dictate."  "This is a relatively fierce reply, but if Gan Guoyang said this, although he would receive some criticism, it would be limited to this, and the media would not be able to decipher any deeper meaning. However, Gan Guoyang habitually shook his head.  When he was about to say those words, Gan Guoyang felt his throat tightening, but when the words reached his mouth, he couldn't spit them out at all. He was speechless. The situation that happened in 1986 happened again. That situation happened again!  One year he wanted to block Bird's buzzer beater, but his body was frozen. This time he wanted to speak his mind, but couldn't. As a result, what was recorded by the camera was Gan Guoyang hesitantly answering a reporter's question.  He didn¡¯t speak, but shook his head gently, ¡°Damn it, it¡¯s going to be difficult this time.  "Gan Guoyang squeezed the reporter away. From the corner of his eye, he caught a look of satisfaction on the face of the reporter who asked the question, and knew that he was in trouble again.
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